..We have previously reported that both plasma aldosterone (PA) and body mass index (BMI) are higher in hypertensive than in normotensive AAs. This study evaluates the relative contributions of adiposity and PA to hypertension in AAs...

Association of adrenal steroids with hypertension and the metabolic syndrome in blacks

..01). Thus, in these obese hypertensive African American women, there is no direct or independent association of leptin with BP. However, leptin may contribute to hypertension in these women by increasing renal tubular sodium reabsorption...

..Temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD) are ill-defined, painful debilitating disorders. This study was undertaken to identify the spectrum of clinical manifestations based on self-report from affected patients...

..Prior analyses of National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data through 1991 have suggested that hypertension prevalence is declining, but more recent self-reported rates of hypertension suggest that the rate is increasing...